I know LotRO has some hardcore RP and it is F2P. The community creates a lot of their own events and they are publicized by the developers. If you are looking for RP with many people, MMOs are the only thing that are going to provide that reliably. LotRO is available through Steam and is probably the best place to start.

They have a great cosmetic outfit system, multiple intricate professions, the ability to play music in the game with other people, graphical pipe weed smoking and drinking (not immature, just lore based), and the entire world is created to weave into the locations and stories from Tolkien's work.

So yeah, after playing WoW for 5 years Im pretty much burned out. I will not touch that game anymore. But all this time without playing WoW left like an empty space that hasn't been filled. I love RPG games, but sadly I don't pay much attention to new releases and such. Recently I picked up Skyrim because it is a very popular title (I really liked the graphics, the different races, the open-world, the level of customization), and that empty space has been somewhat filled, but not entirely. After playing it extensively, there is nothing really left for me to do with it, which I why im creating this thread.

Im looking for a action/fantasy RPG game -singleplayer or multiplayer doesn't matter- that is decent, polished, fun and has good graphics. Preferably it should have a wide range of character customization (races, gender, classes, sides to chose from, all the goodies), be immersive and have lots of things to do.

Im looking for a action/fantasy RPG game -singleplayer or multiplayer doesn't matter- that is decent, polished, fun and has good graphics. Preferably it should have a wide range of character customization (races, gender, classes, sides to chose from, all the goodies), be immersive and have lots of things to do.

Hope you can help a fellow gamer! Thanks in advance

Guild Wars 2 sounds like a good fit for you if you want to try an MMO. It fits just about every criteria except the last two, which are very subjective. GW2 is a B2P game that gets pretty frequent and solid updates. Immersion is really up to a person, but the game world itself is very detailed and easy to get 'lost' in. While you aren't going to feel like you are your character, you will get caught up in the game.

Other than that it's stunning visually, has a large focus on exploration, and costs the same as a console game. It was just on sale, might still be, so check it out.

Guild Wars 2 sounds like a good fit for you if you want to try an MMO. It fits just about every criteria except the last two, which are very subjective. GW2 is a B2P game that gets pretty frequent and solid updates. Immersion is really up to a person, but the game world itself is very detailed and easy to get 'lost' in. While you aren't going to feel like you are your character, you will get caught up in the game.

Other than that it's stunning visually, has a large focus on exploration, and costs the same as a console game. It was just on sale, might still be, so check it out.

Thanks, I checked it out. Looks really good, but unfortunately I don't really have 60$ to spare in a game right now . Do you have any other recommendations?

Thanks, I checked it out. Looks really good, but unfortunately I don't really have 60$ to spare in a game right now . Do you have any other recommendations?

If you don't have $60, you are probably looking at a F2P game to be honest. There are several that fit your criteria, but I don't think you are going to be satisfied. For instance, TERA is a beautiful game, with amazing combat, and it's now free, but there's honestly not much to do in the game after leveling and it can feel grindy.

SWTOR is too restricting, graphics are like WoW in space, but the performance is horrible, and overall there's not a lot to do either.

Really you are going to have to sacrifice some of your requirements if you want another game and MMO's are the only place where you will find something affordable(free) right now.

PS - I keep going to MMOs as well because you make it sound like you want this to last a lot of your time. There are plenty of single player RPG games and indie games that you might enjoy, but they are not going to last very long like Skyrim or MMOs do.

If you don't have $60, you are probably looking at a F2P game to be honest. There are several that fit your criteria, but I don't think you are going to be satisfied. For instance, TERA is a beautiful game, with amazing combat, and it's now free, but there's honestly not much to do in the game after leveling and it can feel grindy.

SWTOR is too restricting, graphics are like WoW in space, but the performance is horrible, and overall there's not a lot to do either.

Really you are going to have to sacrifice some of your requirements if you want another game and MMO's are the only place where you will find something affordable(free) right now.

PS - I keep going to MMOs as well because you make it sound like you want this to last a lot of your time. There are plenty of single player RPG games and indie games that you might enjoy, but they are not going to last very long like Skyrim or MMOs do.

To build on this,

You may want to take all KVs suggestions at once.
Each of those games has something about it that is great. (although swtor is running from what made 1-50 great as quickly as possible)

If you don't have $60, you are probably looking at a F2P game to be honest. There are several that fit your criteria, but I don't think you are going to be satisfied. For instance, TERA is a beautiful game, with amazing combat, and it's now free, but there's honestly not much to do in the game after leveling and it can feel grindy.

I was just going to ask about TERA (and Rift). I really like your description about TERA, specially the combat system. Skyrim combat got boring after a while, specially melee. But I liked that you had to aim spells and arrows. I don't mind a little grind to be honest, as long as it takes me to different places, explore new regions, uncover the lore and interact with different characters.

SWTOR is too restricting, graphics are like WoW in space, but the performance is horrible, and overall there's not a lot to do either.

Im not really a SW fan so Im not going to bother with that game. And yeah, Lord of the Rings looks a bit outdated, its too bad since I love the series.

Really you are going to have to sacrifice some of your requirements if you want another game and MMO's are the only place where you will find something affordable(free) right now.

PS - I keep going to MMOs as well because you make it sound like you want this to last a lot of your time. There are plenty of single player RPG games and indie games that you might enjoy, but they are not going to last very long like Skyrim or MMOs do.

Well, yes and no . I just want to kill some time with a good RPG game that offer me tons of customization, good graphics and a good story to give the whole experience an epic feel. TERA seems to be the closest things so far. I will definitely check it out.

What game would you guys suggest in the horror survival genre being actual horror?

Been playing through dead space 3 and is looking for similar stuff, minus the action focus which kind of brought the game down for me. The first 20% of the game while still being on the infected spaceship was bloody awesome due to the atmosphere and a few well made jump scares but it really went downhill as soon as Isaac hit the planet for a number of reasons. Only other game i really played have been doom 3 back in the original xbox, so kinda lost in that section of games by now, tips wanted

I'm looking for a game (hopefully mmo) that focuses on doing dungeons/raid for gear, not dailies or endless grinding to level up, with classes/specs and what not.. I doubt there is one, but I thought it's better to post and ask, cause maybe someone knows of it. I love MP games, but I also love gearing up. Currently playing Defiance when it's up, as I loved Borderlands. Hopefully someone can suggest something

I'm looking for a game (hopefully mmo) that focuses on doing dungeons/raid for gear, not dailies or endless grinding to level up, with classes/specs and what not.. I doubt there is one, but I thought it's better to post and ask, cause maybe someone knows of it. I love MP games, but I also love gearing up. Currently playing Defiance when it's up, as I loved Borderlands. Hopefully someone can suggest something

Rift is not all that grindy. The leveling is the same as WoW and the gear is the same as WoW during TBC.
If you liked wow preCata you will like rift.

I started playing in Wrath, and I LOVED it once I learned the basics. The only thing I really like now in WoW is LFR.. so I'm gonna have to check it out for sure now! (it's only $20 at bestbuy currently, why not?)

So I was in GAME (UK version of Gamestop) and they tend to have an uber cheap section for older PC games and two titles caught my eye, The Witcher 1: Enhanced edition and Dragon age ultimate edition.

I've played and completed Dragon Age: Origins before but not played any of the expansions or DLC which is what this edition comes with for a total of £5. (Note this was before DAII rolled around and smeared the IP with recycled environments, a dialogue system that would make Commander Shepard cringe and a dull story)

But then I saw the Witcher: Enhanced edition for £10. Now I've been meaning to try that series for a very long time, whilst this game is cheaper on steam at £7 I currently only have money in physical form and if I bought a steam card I'd be lingering with £3 in my steam wallet, and few games ever dip under that. (Though if anyone has suggestions for that last £3, do tell!)

So I have three options: Get Dragon Age Ultimate Edition for £5, The Witcher: ED for £10, or a £10 Steam card to get the Witcher and save those last few pounds for something else. Suggestions?

The Dragon Age expansion is alright, but the DLCs are pretty much crap imo.

Get Witcher 1 and Witcher 2 after that, both are amazing games.

Yeah might get a £10 steam card and the Witcher 1 (Only £10 or so free right now) and use the left overs for a game on a major sale like Red orchestra 2 or Altitude.

Though I tried RO2 on the free weekend, and I dunno if it's because I couldn't play the tutorial mission but the controls seemed fiddly to me. No I'm not a "CoD boy" (I actually hate those kinds of FPS where skill meets window) but I couldn't find any kind of "groove" in the controls. Maybe I just need more practice though. But altitude was good fun when I played the demo a while ago, simple but engaging. Decisions, decisions.

EDIT: Will go for altitude, tried RO2 again but numerous server bugs prevent me from even playing the thing. Spend a minute+ on a loading screen for it to just flicker and spend ANOTHER minute+ sending me back to the main menu to tell me the server is full. :L

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Well I managed to find an extra few pounds lying around so around £15 in total. But now I can afford Morrowind, so...The Witcher 1 or Morrowind? (My computer is unlikely to be able to play TW2) Though as far as I'm aware I might as well be asking what the meaning of life is!

EDIT: Scratch that, only £13.50. Double counted.

Double edit: So turns out there's not much difference between the demo and full version of altitude, weird. So looks like I've got £3 left over on steam (About $4-5), suggestions for someone who loves adventure/action/RPGs?